布袋腹

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
布 袋 腹
ほ
Grade: 5 		てい
Grade: S 		はら > ばら
Grade: 6
on’yomi irregular kun’yomi

Etymology

From 布袋 (Hotei, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, known for being fat) +‎ 腹 (hara, “belly”), literally “Hotei belly”. The hara changes to bara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

布(ほ)袋(てい)腹(ばら) • (hoteibara) 

  1. potbelly
    Synonym: 太鼓腹 (taikobara)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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